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Karnataka CM's convoy rams into vehicles, injures two

Two people were injured after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's convoy rammed into vehicles at Yashwantpur. The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and crashed against the road divider before colliding with a truck and an auto-rickshaw.

Karnataka CM's convoy rams into vehicles, injures two
Karnataka CM's convoy rams into vehicles, injures two
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Published : Dec 31, 2019, 1:48 PM IST

Bengaluru: Two people were injured after a car in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's convoy rammed into a truck before hitting an auto-rickshaw on Tuesday at Yashwantpur.

The chief minister was heading towards Tumakuru on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred, they said. The car was behind him, in the convoy, and was the vehicle allotted to his (Yediyurappa) secretary S Selva Kumar. The latter was in the Chief Minister's car when the accident took place.

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The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and crashed against the road divider, before colliding with a truck and an auto-rickshaw, they added.

"No casualties have been reported. However, the auto-rickshaw and car driver sustained injuries. The car has been mangled in the accident," said a police officer.

Bengaluru: Two people were injured after a car in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's convoy rammed into a truck before hitting an auto-rickshaw on Tuesday at Yashwantpur.

The chief minister was heading towards Tumakuru on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred, they said. The car was behind him, in the convoy, and was the vehicle allotted to his (Yediyurappa) secretary S Selva Kumar. The latter was in the Chief Minister's car when the accident took place.

Read: Karnataka rules out giving up Belagavi to Maharashtra

The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and crashed against the road divider, before colliding with a truck and an auto-rickshaw, they added.

"No casualties have been reported. However, the auto-rickshaw and car driver sustained injuries. The car has been mangled in the accident," said a police officer.

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Car in Karna CM's convoy rams into vehicles, two injured
Bengaluru, Dec 31 (PTI) Two people were injured after a
car in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's convoy
rammed into a truck before hitting an auto rickshaw on Tuesday
at Yashwantpur here, police said.
The chief minister was heading towards Tumakuru on
Tuesday morning when the incident occurred, they said.
Behind him in the convoy was the car allotted to
Yediyurappa's secretary S Selva Kumar.
Kumar was in the Chief Minister's car when the accident
took place.
The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and
crashed against the road divider before colliding with a truck
and an auto rickshaw, they added.
"No casualties, but the auto driver and car driver
sustained injuries. The car is mangled," said a police
officer. PTI GMS
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